-^ NEW SOUTH WALES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS ON THE MARCR 1 PJ IN SOUTH AFRICA. " AMBULANCE TRAIN AT WORK. _' <43t <^ The Manager 3rd Divisional Camp, Spnngfonteiii, S. Africa. -___^ Dr. Tibbles' Vi-Cocoa Co., Sydney. 3rd April, 1900. Ifes-»_. IHt^ M v Dear Sir, — The cases of Vi-Cocoa which you sent with our contingent lcPI& |pU§5 of the N.S W. A.M.C , pers.s. Moiavian, were not opened till we reached our first |f**§3 camp at Sterkstroom. The men enjoyed it very much ; and as the water supply Ttjjfc- was not pure, and the camp was a hcjt-becl for enteric (our base hospital some- Ifca-w 1b43 times having as many as 140 cases;, you can imagine what a God-send your p"J^ |p**Sij most estimable beverage was to us. Many of us drank nothing else. p"4-sj I was enabled, owing to your liberality, to dispense hundreds of boxes Rsjw amongst our comrades in the Imperial army, of whom there were upwards of Ibnw |t*US 2000 in the field at Sterkstroom alone. The members of our corps have re- ls^SS |f"§s quested me to write and thank s 011 for your very liberal gift, and to state what |p"sßj pleasure it w.'S to I hem not only to enjoy the beverage, but also to be able to _*tw dispense it to others. I have afways a gallon of it in hand ("cold^ for thirsty Ites-j^ IBsSil visitors, who enjoy it very mu-h. l(»3a JjsiVgj I am, my dear sir. yours faithfully, JOHN HOWARTH, lr"«4 jk_. Qr.-Master Sergeant N S.W. Army Medical Corps, 2nd Conting' fc?™^ '^^ CAIV BE TESTED" FREE. '^^ Write for Dainty Sa-nple Tin [a post card will do), but mention thi9 Q fkSnftogp. DR. TIBBLES' VI-COCOA LTD., 269 Georgre St., Sy
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Otago Witness, Issue 2443, 9 January 1901, Page 64
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